Legal Opinion
Port Arthur Towing Company v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided December 21, 1972No. Civ. A. 16984PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., District Judge:
Port Arthur Towing Company (PAT-CO), having acquired the rights emanating from a lease contract of October, 1953, brings this action against Owens-Illinois (the owner of the land), seeking a declaratory judgment that the lease is now in full force and effect. The land affected comprises 20 acres fronting on the Calcasieu River. It was vacant and unimproved in 1953, but the original lessee constructed a valuable shipyard facility upon it, which was contemplated by the terms of the original contract.
Defendant purchased the fee title to the acreage in 1966…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- McDuffie v. WalkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Gulf Refining Co. of Louisiana v. GlassellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Arnold v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Baird v. Atlas Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1920
- Wells v. JosephSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
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